Originally released on the Polydor label in December 1977, ' Before and After Science' continued to break new ground with sonic experimentation and bold forays into ambient music.

Musical contributors include Phil Collins and Percy Jones of Brand X, Jaki Liebezeit of Can, Moebius & Roedelius of Cluster / Harmonia and Robert Wyatt. It contains 10 songs, including the single 'Kings Lead Hat', which is generally regarded as Brian's homage to the then emerging Talking Heads.